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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Gal Pals

[For those of you who don't know: Blogher'09, the single biggest girl blog fest, kicked off in Chicago today. However, some of us unable to attend the festivities are having our own party Blog Hop '09 hosted by Robin at Pensieve. So here's a short introduction of myself and my blog.]

First and foremost, I'm a wife and a mom [and everything else that goes along with those titles ;)]. My family is at the center of my passion...genealogy. I love to research and find all those family stories and secrets that are hidden just waiting to be found. From a pirate in Philadelphia, Pa., to a Civil War veteran in Johnson Co., IL, to a farmer on Galveston Island, Texas, to my husband, to my children - they are all my family. Learning all that I can about them and sharing their stories with others is my passion and the main interest of my blog. So, come and take a look around at my Family Stories.

So glad to have found your throught the BlogHop!! I am a genealogy fan too. I am descended from Samuel Wardwell, who was hanged in the Salem Witch Trials, and a lot of other very interesting people! So glad to find someone else who enjoys this hobby!

I think genealogy is a really cool hobby. I tried it for a while but I guess a lot of my family wasn't very documented. My MIL can trace her roots back for 100s of years! Stopping by from the BlogHop, it was nice to meet you!

Your pirate ancestor may have gotten on well with my ancestor who had been sentenced to the Tower of London, then had his sentence commuted to be an indentured servant in the Americas... but he jumped shift off the coast and swam to freedom!

I am hop-ing over to you from BlogHop'09, I am #311. I was busy this weekend so I'm a little behind. It is so nice to meet you! I love your blog, adorable picture! I'll have to stop back again sometime.

Be sure to Hop on over to my place and check out my 30+ giveaways (with a new one added daily) and to spread the BlogHop'09 Love!

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About Me

As a genealogist, a family historian, a writer, and a blog
author, I've been blogging stories about my ancestors since 2009
on Family
Stories. Additionally, I've been having epic results
combining family history, genealogy, technology, research services, tutorials, and videos on my blog 4YourFamilyStory.com.

When I'm not blogging about dead people,
coaching others on how to use technology to find dead people, or researching
other people’s dead people, I can usually be found in an antique store
searching for letters, post cards, tickets, photos, books, etc. once
owned by people who are now dead.